A definite holiday read - Captivating, but long!!!
Kris
The Jewel Box - Anna Davis Fiction
A glamorous, sophisticated novel set in the scandalous world of London in the roaring twenties.
"I am outraged at the reports of various pretenders claiming to be me… Doormen, if even in doubt ask 'Diamond' to blow you a smoke ring. This is a very particular talent of mine, and should instantly reveal any fake gems. Oh, and by the way, I have never in my life had to ask for a free drink!" - Diamond Sharp.
Grace Rutherford is the one and only Diamond Sharp, the 'It' girl of 1920s London, whose weekly newspaper column delights readers with tales of her nightly escapades: the dinners, the dancing, the hairdos, the fashion, the men…
Caught up in the glitz and glamour of the day, Grace begins a passionate affair with charming, flirtatious American author Dexter O'Connell. Soon, though, she finds herself falling for John Cramer, the charismatic neighbour her widowed younger sister adores. Irresistibly drawn to both men, Grace discovers that they are bitter enemies. As she becomes tangled up in the mesh of secrets and lies that bind them together, she must try to find out which man, if either, she can trust.
Madeleine St John : The women in black
A quick holiday read which will make those of you who remember the days of women in black in DJs or George's - snippets of Sydney life in the1950s.
A definite holiday read - Captivating, but long!!!
Kris
A glamorous, sophisticated novel set in the scandalous world of London in the roaring twenties.
"I am outraged at the reports of various pretenders claiming to be me… Doormen, if even in doubt ask 'Diamond' to blow you a smoke ring. This is a very particular talent of mine, and should instantly reveal any fake gems. Oh, and by the way, I have never in my life had to ask for a free drink!" - Diamond Sharp.
Grace Rutherford is the one and only Diamond Sharp, the 'It' girl of 1920s London, whose weekly newspaper column delights readers with tales of her nightly escapades: the dinners, the dancing, the hairdos, the fashion, the men…
Caught up in the glitz and glamour of the day, Grace begins a passionate affair with charming, flirtatious American author Dexter O'Connell. Soon, though, she finds herself falling for John Cramer, the charismatic neighbour her widowed younger sister adores. Irresistibly drawn to both men, Grace discovers that they are bitter enemies. As she becomes tangled up in the mesh of secrets and lies that bind them together, she must try to find out which man, if either, she can trust.
"Sex in the City meets London's Roaring 20's in Davis's satisfying novel" -UK Publishers Weekly. http://www.femail.com.au/the-jewel-box.htm
A quick holiday read which will make those of you who remember the days of women in black in DJs or George's - snippets of Sydney life in the1950s.